This has certainly been a week to remember for three members of the Young family. Yet after Everton’s Ashley was cruelly denied the chance to face his son Tyler against Peterborough, Dagenham & Redbridge’s interim manager Lewis couldn’t quite conjure up an FA Cup shock as a bizarre improvised finish from Mihailo Ivanovic helped Millwall knock out the last non-league team still left standing in this year’s competition.
A tasty trip to face Leeds in the fourth round awaits for Alex Neil and his side as second-half goals from Casper De Norre and the substitute Ra’ess Bangura-Williams on his debut ensured the former Norwich and Sunderland manager picked up a first win since taking over from Neil Harris. But despite rarely laying a glove on their Championship opponents the night still belonged to Dagenham and their supporters, who almost outnumbered a disappointingly low turnout from the home fans and made their presence felt throughout.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/13/millwall-dagenham-and-redbridge-fa-cup-third-round-match-report
Author : Ed Aarons at the Den
Publish date : 2025-01-13 21:40:54
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